Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

The much anticipated Maybelline Baby Skin primer has hit the U.S. recently and everyone has been abuzz over the cute little green tube. But did I love it as much as my prized Babylips?

The Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser primer is $6.99 and comes with a decent amount of product, considering a pea-sized amount is ample for my whole face. With silicone based primers such as this one, I find a thinner layer works best.

Here is a joint swatch of the amount I use and then it spread out on the skin around it. Colorless and odorless, this does provide a great canvas for your base. It minimized my pores just as much as any other silicone primer would, and kept my makeup looking good for 8 hours (my normal wear time for any silicone primer).

I would liken this to SmashBox Photo Finish or the NYX Photo-Loving Primer. This is the cheapest of the three, so if you need a basic, reliable, silicone primer, this is your product!

It didn't wow me and give me literal baby skin, but I did like it!

Have you tried?

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

The much anticipated Maybelline Baby Skin primer has hit the U.S. recently and everyone has been abuzz over the cute little green tube. But did I love it as much as my prized Babylips?

The Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser primer is $6.99 and comes with a decent amount of product, considering a pea-sized amount is ample for my whole face. With silicone based primers such as this one, I find a thinner layer works best.

Here is a joint swatch of the amount I use and then it spread out on the skin around it. Colorless and odorless, this does provide a great canvas for your base. It minimized my pores just as much as any other silicone primer would, and kept my makeup looking good for 8 hours (my normal wear time for any silicone primer).

I would liken this to SmashBox Photo Finish or the NYX Photo-Loving Primer. This is the cheapest of the three, so if you need a basic, reliable, silicone primer, this is your product!

It didn't wow me and give me literal baby skin, but I did like it!

Have you tried?

My Foundation Routine

Hey Pandas! Today is about my two life-saving products that give me a flawless base everyday.

On the left is NYX Photo-Loving Primer ($10) and on the right is Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup in Shade 01 (N) ($26).

 

I have already mentioned the Clinique foundation in a lot of my FOTD posts, but a quick recap: It is makeup for those of you who want a medium coverage, skin-looking makeup. My face is thankfully blemish free on most days (thanks to my skincare routine) but I do suffer from blackheads, acne scars, and general lack of luster. This foundation fixes those things, is so lightweight, and blendable but on the drier side as I have oily skin. I recommend it if you are oily or t-zone oily, don't like a heavy look, and want something that will not make you break out.

 

This NYX primer is new to my arsenal. This is supposed to not give you strange aura if photographed and it works with that. It is clear and gel like and smooths easily onto the skin. It is cruelty-free but full of silicones. I was wary of that at first because EVERY primer I have tried with silicone breaks me out like nothing else. I have been using this for a while now and no breakouts. But if you have the same irritation, be cautious and do a patch test for a few days.

 

Other than that, this primer is great. It extends my Clinique foundation wear by 3-4 hours and kept my skin matte and flawless through a particularly stressful and trying first date...and to me, that is a good indicator of a product under pressure and performing well!

 

 

Here are some swatches so you can see the consistency of the primer (clear) the foundation unblended and then lightly spread out. It looks slightly yellow here, but is a true neutral base.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this post. If you want to see a run-down of my skin care routine, just let me know!

 

 

 

My Foundation Routine

Hey Pandas! Today is about my two life-saving products that give me a flawless base everyday.

On the left is NYX Photo-Loving Primer ($10) and on the right is Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup in Shade 01 (N) ($26).

 

I have already mentioned the Clinique foundation in a lot of my FOTD posts, but a quick recap: It is makeup for those of you who want a medium coverage, skin-looking makeup. My face is thankfully blemish free on most days (thanks to my skincare routine) but I do suffer from blackheads, acne scars, and general lack of luster. This foundation fixes those things, is so lightweight, and blendable but on the drier side as I have oily skin. I recommend it if you are oily or t-zone oily, don't like a heavy look, and want something that will not make you break out.

 

This NYX primer is new to my arsenal. This is supposed to not give you strange aura if photographed and it works with that. It is clear and gel like and smooths easily onto the skin. It is cruelty-free but full of silicones. I was wary of that at first because EVERY primer I have tried with silicone breaks me out like nothing else. I have been using this for a while now and no breakouts. But if you have the same irritation, be cautious and do a patch test for a few days.

 

Other than that, this primer is great. It extends my Clinique foundation wear by 3-4 hours and kept my skin matte and flawless through a particularly stressful and trying first date...and to me, that is a good indicator of a product under pressure and performing well!

 

 

Here are some swatches so you can see the consistency of the primer (clear) the foundation unblended and then lightly spread out. It looks slightly yellow here, but is a true neutral base.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this post. If you want to see a run-down of my skin care routine, just let me know!

 

 

 

L'ORÉAL Magic Lumi Primer: Quick Review

I have been searching for a good primer for a while now...

 

But a good primer is hard to find. I have been using my moisturizer (Philosophy's Hope in a Jar) as a stand in as it is tacky enough for my foundation to stick to it, but I want a real primer, ya know?

 

 

 

 

L'ORÉAL's Magic Lumi primer is a light infused primer that is supposed to give a subtle glow to your skin. It retails for around $12, but luckily I picked it up in a buy one, get one 50% off sale...you will soon see why.

 

 

I was pretty impressed with the packaging at first: sleek, portable, classy...but when I went to test it, all of my happiness jumped out of the window. It came out like water! Sparkly water, but water nonetheless. I tried shaking it, squirting more out, tipping it upside down...and all that happened was more water and some gross, lumpy, separated primer. Eww.

 

After doing some research, I found that a lot of other people had the same problem. I don't know if it has a short shelf life, or if it was just a bad batch, but it was unusable and I wasn't the only victim. I am really sad about it, but this was just one big fail!

 

 

Save your money and spend it on a different primer. Also, don't make impulse buys!

 

Price: 8/10

Performance: 0/10

Color/Wearability: 0/10

Packaging: 10/10

Overall Quality: 0/10

 

Total: 18/50 = F! = Sobbing Panda

 

What do you think? Tried this primer? Had the same problem? Sound off!

 

 

L'ORÉAL Magic Lumi Primer: Quick Review

I have been searching for a good primer for a while now...

 

But a good primer is hard to find. I have been using my moisturizer (Philosophy's Hope in a Jar) as a stand in as it is tacky enough for my foundation to stick to it, but I want a real primer, ya know?

 

 

 

 

L'ORÉAL's Magic Lumi primer is a light infused primer that is supposed to give a subtle glow to your skin. It retails for around $12, but luckily I picked it up in a buy one, get one 50% off sale...you will soon see why.

 

 

I was pretty impressed with the packaging at first: sleek, portable, classy...but when I went to test it, all of my happiness jumped out of the window. It came out like water! Sparkly water, but water nonetheless. I tried shaking it, squirting more out, tipping it upside down...and all that happened was more water and some gross, lumpy, separated primer. Eww.

 

After doing some research, I found that a lot of other people had the same problem. I don't know if it has a short shelf life, or if it was just a bad batch, but it was unusable and I wasn't the only victim. I am really sad about it, but this was just one big fail!

 

 

Save your money and spend it on a different primer. Also, don't make impulse buys!

 

Price: 8/10

Performance: 0/10

Color/Wearability: 0/10

Packaging: 10/10

Overall Quality: 0/10

 

Total: 18/50 = F! = Sobbing Panda

 

What do you think? Tried this primer? Had the same problem? Sound off!

 

 

White Bright

Eye shadow primers come in all sorts of textures and colors. I have never tried a plain white one before, but have always heard great things about NYX eye shadow base in White.

This little pot is supposed to make shadows true to color and brighter. For $6, there is a lot of primer in this.

It looks a little intimidating on first inspection. No worries though, it is creamy to the touch and applies smoothly.

Here it is applied directly to my bare skin and rubbed in. It still keeps a strong white color, which is key to it's performance.

To test, I took the troublesome pink from Maybelline's Paradise Punch duo I reviewed a little while back and put it over the primer. Wow!

On the left is the pink shadow on bare skin. On the right is the same shadow over the white base. You can see it has so much more pop, shine, and opacity. This really does work!

Final Thoughts: Do you wear bright colored shadows on the daily? This would be a great investment.

Price: 9/10
Staying Power: 10/10
Packaging: 8/10
Color/Wearability: 10/10
Quality/Branding: 10/10

Total: 47/50 = A = Pandamonium!

Have you tried this base? Love it? Tell me in the comments!

xo PrettyPanda

White Bright

Eye shadow primers come in all sorts of textures and colors. I have never tried a plain white one before, but have always heard great things about NYX eye shadow base in White.

This little pot is supposed to make shadows true to color and brighter. For $6, there is a lot of primer in this.

It looks a little intimidating on first inspection. No worries though, it is creamy to the touch and applies smoothly.

Here it is applied directly to my bare skin and rubbed in. It still keeps a strong white color, which is key to it's performance.

To test, I took the troublesome pink from Maybelline's Paradise Punch duo I reviewed a little while back and put it over the primer. Wow!

On the left is the pink shadow on bare skin. On the right is the same shadow over the white base. You can see it has so much more pop, shine, and opacity. This really does work!

Final Thoughts: Do you wear bright colored shadows on the daily? This would be a great investment.

Price: 9/10
Staying Power: 10/10
Packaging: 8/10
Color/Wearability: 10/10
Quality/Branding: 10/10

Total: 47/50 = A = Pandamonium!

Have you tried this base? Love it? Tell me in the comments!

xo PrettyPanda